I sat in the office chair facing Steve Morgan, who had allowed me to smoke in his office. He probably wasn’t expecting a hand rolled Havana Cigar to be lit up in front of his face. I contemplated offering him one but there was still much to discuss…
“This club has a huge fanbase, and loyal players, the club is an essential part of Wolverhampton. We need to get back to the Premier League ASAP and whilst you have all the credentials, I need to know why you think you can be the man to do this”
I let out a sigh and exhaled the smoke into the air watching it waft to the ceiling. “Well my game plan is this, and you might not like it. Yes it is a big club, and I know this team deserves to be in the Premier League, but there is one stumbling block. Your team of loyal players is a crock of ****. Well that’s not strictly true, there are a few players I would like to retain, but the rest I would like to put up for transfer. The team has 33million pounds at present, plus transfer revenue for these over paid once good footballers. MY plan is to look for young talented future players plus others who are a bit older who can help the youth learn.”
“I like your thinking but what about our…..”
“Youth system yes, Wolves have a cracking youth system, this could certainly help our young players come through the ranks and ultimately challenge for first team places”.
“You’ve surprised me” said Morgan. “I wasn’t expecting anything from you and yet you spout what I am thinking. I think this could work Alright I want you to have the Manager’s job, there is just one thing though, cigar?”
“Of Course”, I said, smiling widely. I then offered him a miniature….. What? It’s only day one after all….
“So, just tell me one thing, which of our loyal wasters do you intend on flogging? For want of a better phrase..”
“Hennessey, De Vries, Muoyokolo, Zubar, Johnson, Elokobi, Ward, Stearman, Henry, O’Hara, Sako, Psezko and Doumbia can frig off as well, Sigurdarson……”
“Who the **** do you intend to bring in????”
“Don’t worry about that, I have friends in the football world and their surnames are Ferguson.”
“I’m looking forward to this, it will be controversial…”
“This club has a huge fanbase, and loyal players, the club is an essential part of Wolverhampton. We need to get back to the Premier League ASAP and whilst you have all the credentials, I need to know why you think you can be the man to do this”
I let out a sigh and exhaled the smoke into the air watching it waft to the ceiling. “Well my game plan is this, and you might not like it. Yes it is a big club, and I know this team deserves to be in the Premier League, but there is one stumbling block. Your team of loyal players is a crock of ****. Well that’s not strictly true, there are a few players I would like to retain, but the rest I would like to put up for transfer. The team has 33million pounds at present, plus transfer revenue for these over paid once good footballers. MY plan is to look for young talented future players plus others who are a bit older who can help the youth learn.”
“I like your thinking but what about our…..”
“Youth system yes, Wolves have a cracking youth system, this could certainly help our young players come through the ranks and ultimately challenge for first team places”.
“You’ve surprised me” said Morgan. “I wasn’t expecting anything from you and yet you spout what I am thinking. I think this could work Alright I want you to have the Manager’s job, there is just one thing though, cigar?”
“Of Course”, I said, smiling widely. I then offered him a miniature….. What? It’s only day one after all….
“So, just tell me one thing, which of our loyal wasters do you intend on flogging? For want of a better phrase..”
“Hennessey, De Vries, Muoyokolo, Zubar, Johnson, Elokobi, Ward, Stearman, Henry, O’Hara, Sako, Psezko and Doumbia can frig off as well, Sigurdarson……”
“Who the **** do you intend to bring in????”
“Don’t worry about that, I have friends in the football world and their surnames are Ferguson.”
“I’m looking forward to this, it will be controversial…”